Cannes Film Festival: News, reviews and more

It’s that time of year: the lineup for the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25)—the most exciting event on the film calendar—has been announced. Descending on the Croisette this year will be filmmakers including Britain’s Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, Canada’s David Cronenberg, Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Belgium’s Dardenne brothers, not to mention our own Tommy Lee Jones. Actors including Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Ryan Gosling and more will also walk the festival’s famous red carpet.

Below, you’ll find details on all 18 films competing for the Palme d’Or, world cinema’s top prize, which was won in the past by the likes of Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Roman Polanski and Michael Haneke. Time Out will be reporting on the festival from beginning to end, so for news and reviews keep coming back over the next few weeks. Salut!

The 2014 Cannes Film Festival competitors

Movies

The Captive

Dir: Atom Egoyan
Ryan Reynolds stars as the father of an abducted child who, eight years after her kidnapping, believes she is still alive.
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